The SADC Summit has officially agreed to restore the right of individuals to bring complaints before the Tribunal. This transition marks a meaningful correction for justice in our region and I am deeply grateful for the persistence you showed in reaching this outcome. We must now remain diligent to ensure …
July 8, 2021
Final supporters
The SADC Tribunal was created in 2005 to interpret the SADC Treaty and other instruments and to deal with human rights complaints from individuals from SADC countries. It fearlessly resolved widespread human rights violations and abuses relating to land, torture, and segregation for victims with little or no recourse in countries like Swaziland, Malawi, Angola, and Zimbabwe.
The Tribunal was dissolved at the 2011 SADC Summit after many
rulings against the Zimbabwean government were issued by the Tribunal. Its status was discussed at the SADC Summit in August 2012 in Mozambique, where the Heads of State and Governments resolved to create a new Tribunal. Its scope was limited to implementing the SADC Treaty and Protocols relating to Member State disputes and not individual complaints.
This Petition is aimed at demanding that the SADC Tribunal be revived by allowing individual complaints. The first step to doing this is putting this on the agenda for the upcoming SADC Summit in August 2021.
Updates
May 31, 2021
Reaching this threshold of two hundred and fifty signatures confirms that the necessity of a regional human rights mechanism remains a pressing concern for many. It is encouraging to see this level of interest in restoring the primary avenue for justice for individuals within our community.
Reached 250 supporters
May 29, 2021
May 29, 2021
Seeing this level of engagement suggests a genuine collective hunger for justice that transcends borders. This momentum indicates that the pursuit of a functioning and accessible tribunal is a priority for many people across the region. We are building a foundation that makes it increasingly difficult for officials to ignore our call for accountability.
Reached 100 supporters
May 28, 2021
May 27, 2021
Reaching our next threshold is a necessary step to prove that the loss of the Tribunal is felt by a wide community of people. We need to maintain this momentum to ensure our demand is properly considered at the upcoming summit.
124 Comments
The tribunal should be revived, the ongoing cross-border despicable atrocities by Botswana along the Chobe river to Namibian subsistence farmers should be heard here!
We must have forums to ventilate human rights violations against individuals by states. Accountability is imperative for the rule of law. Bring back SADC.
Africa's commitment to social justice should be taken very seriously. The SADC Tribunal provided, albeit briefly, some hope for SADC and the continent. Evidently, the reinstitution of the Tribunal brings a renewed sense of commitment to those most vulnerable to the shocks of social, economic, and human rights violations. I am happy to support this initiative. SADC is better for this. The rest of Africa finds this model worthwhile and we demand that it be done.
The revival of the SADC Tribunal will contribute immensely towards the region's fight against human right abuse, and repose confidence in the regional leaders resolve to uphold their obligation to promote, protect, respect and recognise all generations of human rights as one indivisible body of norms.
Individual complaints should be heard by the tribunal. It amounts to a denial of a right to be heard if individual complaints are not heard.
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The SADC Summit has officially agreed to restore the right of individuals to bring complaints before the Tribunal. This transition marks a meaningful correction for justice in our region and I am deeply grateful for the persistence you showed in reaching this outcome. We must now remain diligent to ensure …
July 8, 2021
Final supporters
The SADC Tribunal was created in 2005 to interpret the SADC Treaty and other instruments and to deal with human rights complaints from individuals from SADC countries. It fearlessly resolved widespread human rights violations and abuses relating to land, torture, and segregation for victims with little or no recourse in countries like Swaziland, Malawi, Angola, and Zimbabwe.
The Tribunal was dissolved at the 2011 SADC Summit after many
rulings against the Zimbabwean government were issued by the Tribunal. Its status was discussed at the SADC Summit in August 2012 in Mozambique, where the Heads of State and Governments resolved to create a new Tribunal. Its scope was limited to implementing the SADC Treaty and Protocols relating to Member State disputes and not individual complaints.
This Petition is aimed at demanding that the SADC Tribunal be revived by allowing individual complaints. The first step to doing this is putting this on the agenda for the upcoming SADC Summit in August 2021.
Updates
May 31, 2021
Reaching this threshold of two hundred and fifty signatures confirms that the necessity of a regional human rights mechanism remains a pressing concern for many. It is encouraging to see this level of interest in restoring the primary avenue for justice for individuals within our community.
Reached 250 supporters
May 29, 2021
May 29, 2021
Seeing this level of engagement suggests a genuine collective hunger for justice that transcends borders. This momentum indicates that the pursuit of a functioning and accessible tribunal is a priority for many people across the region. We are building a foundation that makes it increasingly difficult for officials to ignore our call for accountability.
Reached 100 supporters
May 28, 2021
May 27, 2021
Reaching our next threshold is a necessary step to prove that the loss of the Tribunal is felt by a wide community of people. We need to maintain this momentum to ensure our demand is properly considered at the upcoming summit.
124 Comments
We need this tribunal maybe it will save us from being victims of land grabbers that are penetrating government institutions to dispossess others of their precious land.
The tribunal should be revived, the ongoing cross-border despicable atrocities by Botswana along the Chobe river to Namibian subsistence farmers should be heard here!
We must have forums to ventilate human rights violations against individuals by states. Accountability is imperative for the rule of law. Bring back SADC.
Africa's commitment to social justice should be taken very seriously. The SADC Tribunal provided, albeit briefly, some hope for SADC and the continent. Evidently, the reinstitution of the Tribunal brings a renewed sense of commitment to those most vulnerable to the shocks of social, economic, and human rights violations. I am happy to support this initiative. SADC is better for this. The rest of Africa finds this model worthwhile and we demand that it be done.
The revival of the SADC Tribunal will contribute immensely towards the region's fight against human right abuse, and repose confidence in the regional leaders resolve to uphold their obligation to promote, protect, respect and recognise all generations of human rights as one indivisible body of norms.
Individual complaints should be heard by the tribunal. It amounts to a denial of a right to be heard if individual complaints are not heard.
I second the idea
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We need this tribunal maybe it will save us from being victims of land grabbers that are penetrating government institutions to dispossess others of their precious land.